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Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth

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HFA-DB
Indicator full name: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth
Unit: years
Dimensions:
  • Country/Area (COUNTRY/AREA)
  • Supranational group of countries (COUNTRY_GRP)
  • Sex (SEX)
  • Year of measure (YEAR)
Years data is available: 2000—2019
Last updated: 15 September 2025
Countries with no data (3): 
  • Andorra
  • Monaco
  • San Marino
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HFA-DB
European Health for All database
Indicators: 618
Updated: 21 October 2025
The following abbreviations are used in the indicator titles:
•    SDR: age-standardized death rates (see HFA-DB user manual/Technical notes, page 13, for details)
•    FTE: full-time equivalent
•    PP: physical persons
•    PPP$: purchasing power parities expressed in US $, an internationally comparable scale reflecting the relative domestic purchasing powers of currencies.

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Definition: Average number of years that a person can expect to live in "full health" by taking into account years lived in less than full health due to disease and/or injury. For more information (available in English), see https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/66
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